Members of the dolphin family are among the most recognizable animals in our ocean, be they cute bottlenose dolphins or mighty orcas. Stories about the weird reason dolphins drink each other's pee, how dolphins taught each other to moonwalk and an extremely rare albino dolphin sighting are just part of what we have to offer. If you want to learn more about these captivating cetaceans, then trust Live Science's expert writers and editors to deliver the latest news, features and articles about dolphins.
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Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knitDetached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.
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Orcas are adopting terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors.
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Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circleScientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.
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Orcas in the Gulf of California paralyze young great white sharks before ripping out their liversAn orca pod that made headlines last year for gutting a whale shark has struck again, this time perfecting a technique that involves paralyzing young great white sharks to eat their livers.
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'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe againIberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded crews.
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Watch a pod of orcas pretending to drown one of their own in macabre training sessionFootage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows orcas practicing an important blue whale-hunting technique on each other.
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Wild orcas offer humans food. Could they be trying to make friends — or manipulate us?Researchers have documented orcas dropping prey and other marine life in front of humans, as if offering us food. The orcas' motives are uncertain, but the sharing behavior could be an attempt at a cross-species relationship or manipulation.
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Still frame from video footage recorded in the Kvænangen fjords, Norway, in 2024, showing the tongue-nibbling interaction between two free-ranging killer whales.Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play a role in social bonding.
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Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discoverOrcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies.
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